Ikwanya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ikwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ikwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikwanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwanya reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwanyo | 86 | 56 | / |
| Igwanya | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ekwanya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ikwania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikwanha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikwanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekweanya | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ekwuanya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikwaniah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwuanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwange | 71 | 105 | / |
| Iguanya | 71 | 68 | / |
| Ikwonye | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ugwanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekwanyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekwonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ukwanye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ukwanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikuania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwangea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Igweanye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ugweanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbannya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikwanya
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